In the next half an hour ill be with stephen sackur. Speaking to an indutrial relations welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Brexit is stress testing britains political and constitutional conventions to the very limit. With Prime Minister borisjohnson apparently intent on ignoring the will of parliament and exiting the eu at the end of october, the eye of the brexit storm is fast approaching. My guest is mp heidi allen, who quit the conservative party in early 2019 and co founded a new pro remain centrist party, but that bid to break the political mould failed. What does her experience tell us about the clarity and coherence of brexits opponents . Heidi allen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You quit the conservative party seven months ago. You clearly wanted to change the dynamic of the Brexit Debate in the united kingdom. Seven months on, are you ready to say you failed . To be honest, i mean, brexit was the catalyst that drew us together, those of us thatjumped at the same time f
On social media, after Research Suggests that publicising offensive comments plays into the hands of so called trolls. And coming up in our sports bulletin, europe wins the last three singles matches to seal a sensational solheim cup victory over the United States at gleneagles. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Borisjohnson will hold his first face to face talks with the president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, this lunchtime. The Prime Minister says hes cautiously optimistic ahead of the talks, but has made clear that hell reject any offer to delay brexit further. That meeting, which takes place in luxembourg, marks the start of a busy week for the Prime Minister. On tuesday, all eyes will be on the Supreme Court as 11 justices examine whether the governments suspension of parliament is lawful. And then on wednesday, the European Parliament in strasbourg will discuss brexit. The foreign secretary, dominic raab has been speaking this morning and insists
Is more pointless delay weve got an audience of mps and voters here in the studio to talk about what happens next, in the last few days before parliament is suspended. This programme has been told the owners of porn streaming site pornhub are profiting from revenge porn and failing to remove videos once reported. I was hysterical. I broke down, i stayed in my room for at least three days, didnt leave the house. I actually smashed up my mobile phone that i was viewing the footage on. Pornhub says it strongly condemns revenge porn. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the Programme Please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, the news. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Robert mugabe, zimbabwes first post independence Pri
Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a few historic, extraordinary, tumultuous days filled with government defeats, party expulsions, defections and resignations. On this programme mps back a bill demanding the pm ask for a brexit extension and push no deal off the table. Borisjohnson says it puts the eu in charge. There is only one way to describe this deal. It isjeremy corbyns surrender bill. His is a government with no mandate, no morals, and as of today, no majority. The Prime Minister tries and fails to call a general election. The motion has not obtained the majority required under the fixed term parliaments act 2011. Unlock. Also on this programme mps react to the news that the pms brother is to quit as a minister and mp. Applause in the commons for a labour backbencher after he tears into borisjohnson over his comments on muslim women. And in what would normally be the weeks big parliamentary event the chancellor sets out his Spending Plans to a frosty reception from opp
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to independent mp heidi allen on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. Brexit is stress testing britains political and constitutional conventions to the very limit. With Prime Minister borisjohnson apparently intent on ignoring the will of parliament and exiting the eu at the end of october, the eye of the brexit storm is fast approaching. My guest is mp heidi allen, who quit the conservative party in early 2019 and co founded a new pro remain centrist party, but that bid to break the political mould failed. What does her experience tell us about the clarity and coherence of brexits opponents . Heidi allen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You quit the conservative party seven months ago. You clearly wanted to change the dynamic of the Brexit Debate in the united kingdom. Seven months on, are you ready to say you failed . To be honest, i mean, brexit was the catalyst that drew us together, those of us thatjumped at the same time from bo